Method of treating fabrics.



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UNITEI) STATES.v PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER '1'. MOORE, or NEW ORLEANS; LOUISIANA;

1 METHOD OF TREATING FABRICS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 12, 1912.- Application filed December 13, 1909. SeriaLNo. 532,918.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER T. MOORE,

citizen of the United States, residing at N ew Orleans, parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of TreatingFabr cs,

This invention relates to amethod of treating fabrics to' render the same both insect andmoisture proof so that it is particularly fadapted'for use informing bags for grain,

sugar and-other perishable goods.

The invent-ion has for an object to render fabric and other material impervious to the attacks of insects or rodents. and also water- I proof by saturatirfg it in a solution of salt and water, after which it is dried, and sub-- 5 .sequently immersed in a bath of' heated paraflin and then finally dried.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth "and "the novel features thereof set forth in theappended claim.

The method consists in first saturating the fabric or other material in.a salt solution,

preferably formed from 50 pounds of salt or sodium chlorid to 5 gallons of water.

After saturation. the excess moisture is .re moved by wringing and it is thoroughly of which the following is a specificadried. The fabric is then immersed in a bath of heated paraflin and afterward dried.

wThe salt coating upon the fibers of the fabric forms a preventive against attacks of insects or. rodents to which it is repulsive and also prevents decay of the fibers. The coating of parafiin closes the meshes of the' fabric to revent the escape of fine material from a bag and also renders it proof against moisture and water. It also preserves and strengthens the material. This method thus produces a fabric for bags which is rotected against insects and rodents and a so ren dered Waterproof.

Having described-my invention and set forth itsmerits what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is a The method of treating fabrics'consisting in saturating them with a saline solution composed of substantially five gallons of water and fifty pounds of sodium chlorid, re-

moving the moisture from the fabric, and

subsequently subjecting it, to? a bath of heated parafiin.

In testimonywhereofl afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses v ALEXANDER T. MOORE. Witnesses:

.GzA, SCHMIDT, Jr., JAooB LANG, Sr. f 

